La Carrera GTV REPORT

[Spinya@domain.elided]

Well, I am finally home after a very long and tiring, but unbelievably 
exciting couple of weeks. 

Well, it was just an amazing time to start with, the police escorts, the 
adoring fans, the parties, more parties, more fans, etc......

The car had a few problems, but when everything was running right it did 
rather well. We were running a 69 GTV with a 2.0 motor with a little work 
done to it. The car is basically a warmed up street car, completely street 
legal and drivable. 

The first problem we ran into (and had a problem with repeatedly) was the 
fuel system, I was lucky enough to snag a spare fuel pump from another 
competitor while at a fuel stop, and swapped it out on the spot. That 
somewhat fixed that problem for a while, but it surfaced again throughout the 
race with fuel starvation problems. 

Then we had a total alternator failure, the main screws that hold the housing 
together came out and the alternator literally fell apart. This created a 
rather big problem, so we managed to find a "electrico mechanico" in town 
(since we didn't have a spare) and he managed to rig up some random GM 
alternator and made it work. We were now back in the race and on the road 
again. The next day went rather smoothly with only one small fuel starvation 
problem that I managed to get fixed quick enough to pass the Porsche that was 
ahead of us in that speed stage. That night to my surprise at the drivers 
meeting I was awarded with second place for the day in our class "Historic 
A", that was a really big surprise. The next day spelled disaster though, the 
same fuel problem sprung up again during the speed stage. I got it fixed and 
going again, but unfortunately the driver "Peter" was in too much a rush to 
try and catch up and pushed to hard right off the road. We were luckily 
though, the previous two turns were cliffs. we just managed to go into a 
ditch and bend the frame. 

Well, the next day we go to a frame shop and get it straight enough to finish 
the race, but competing was not an option anymore. We were able to finish the 
race and cross the finish line (barely) and what an experience. Our fellow 
Alfa buds understated the crowds and adoring fans. I think my hand is still 
sore from signing autographs. We are planning on going back next year and 
trying to go for the gold, but we will be MUCH more prepared. If you are 
interested in seeing some pictures and more stories you can check out our 
site we put up.

www.eimsdirect.com/race

Thanks
Zack

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